Christmas Single "Angels"

[Richard]

This post has been moved from the 'All Angels on Fizz' thread.

jons said:

Hi Dave,

I found this:

All Angels, the classical girlgroup, are to release the first ever Christmas single in partnership with The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. The girls have recorded a version of Robbie Williams’ Angels, which is set for release on 18th December and is being tipped by William Hill and HMV to be Christmas number one!

The single is a double A side, the other song will be Silent Night. This is the song that German and Allied soldiers sung in No Man’s Land on the day of the famous First World War Christmas day truce, before playing a game of football together.

Genarro Castaldo, of retailer HMV, said: "Music is a universal language that can help to heal and bring people together, the idea of the British Legion releasing a single to get people thinking about our service men and women - past and present - is a really good one.'Angels' is so beautifully performed by All Angels, that it must have a chance of getting to No.1 this Christmas and raising lots of money for The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in the process."

The Royal British Legion protects the interests, welfare and memory of British serving and ex-Service people and their dependants. Around 10.5 million people - of all ages –are eligible to approach the Legion for its Poppy Support, which includes grant-making to those in need, pensions and benefits advice, vocational assessment and careers advice, home and hospital visits as well as the provision of full nursing care. This work is funded through the Poppy Appeal and the donations and sponsorship of individuals, groups and businesses which support its aims. Last year the Poppy Appeal raised a total of £24.7 million. This year the Legion hopes to raise a record £26 million.

www.cdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=3752

You can view the video there!

[Richard]

Hello again everybody!

Just a reminder that All Angels' Christmas single 'Angels' is released tomorrow, 18th December 2006, so please purchase a copy to help the girls get into the singles charts.

Buy, buy! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Richard

[jons]

There is a nice version of 'You've Got A Friend' on there too

[grant]

Hello Richard and everyone!

I now have my copy of All Angels single "Angels" (that's a mouth full!)

Got it an hour ago but haven't had chance to play it yet.

When I got to ASDA, theirs was the only slot (sadly still No. 13) with nothing in it. Luckily there were a couple of shelf stackers nearby and I asked if they had any more copies.

The lady found another 20 or so in a drawer and explained that the rack only holds 6 at a time. I advised her that she should keep an eye open for the next time it's empty and refill it quickly!!

The moral is -

If you don't see it ask

Grant

[Raymond]

grant said:

Hello Richard and everyone!

I now have my copy of All Angels single "Angels" (that's a mouth full!)

Got it an hour ago but haven't had chance to play it yet.

When I got to ASDA, theirs was the only slot (sadly still No. 13) with nothing in it. Luckily there were a couple of shelf stackers nearby and I asked if they had any more copies.

The lady found another 20 or so in a drawer and explained that the rack only holds 6 at a time. I advised her that she should keep an eye open for the next time it's empty and refill it quickly!!

The moral is -

If you don't see it ask

Grant

20 singles is not enough. They will be sold quickly. At least they have put the single on the correct shelf, I went to HMV yesterday and discovered that they put the CDs of 'Secret Garden' on the Jazz section!

Raymond

[grant]

Channel 5 news at 5.30pm this evening had a piece about this years No. 1 single

Naturally, Leona headlined the piece, followed by Peter Andre and Katie; Cliff Richard and Take That.

Sadly no mention of all Angels!!

Grant

[Richard]

Hello Grant and everybody!

I see Google News has the same story repeated many times this morning, saying that X-Factor winner Leona is certain to be the Christmas No.1. It briefly mentions All Angels as contenders, but I'm not going to post it on the forums.

Best Wishes,

Richard

[Dave]

Hi Richard,

Sadly, All Angels getting anywhere near Christmas no. 1 seems to have been all media hype. It was always going to depend on them getting as much airplay as the other pop records but they haven't been included in any station's playlist that I can see - not even Radio 2 (though they've had the occasional play).

Stil, the hype got their name mentioned and probabl;y increased their album sales a bit (they stayed in the 30s).

For anyone who doesn't read the All Angels International Forum, "Angels" is currently around the no. 50 mark in the early midweek charts (Monday/Tuesday) so they are hopefully on course to beat Katherine Jenkins' recent highest ever single position of no. 62 - which she achieved with her Charity Single "Green Green Grass of Home" last month.

It's a sad fact of life that Classical and Classical Crossover singers get very little airplay on radio or TV - not even if they release a pop single and until that changes, none is going to get high in the pop charts and for the press to talk of no. 1 is ridiculous (though we can live in hope ). Not even Il Divo dare release singles.

If All Angels do beat Katherine's highest ever singles chart position, that will be a real achievement that not even Hayley can match!

Cheers, Dave

[grant]

Found a few minutes of quality time after the plumber left with fortyeight quid of my money (leaky cystern!) to listen to 'Angels'

What a stunner - they just seem to get better and better and in such a short time.

I don't think anybody has commented on this yet, but Ian Tilley has a wonderful way of making the piano 's presence felt without it being overpowering - brilliant!!

Grant

[Martin]

grant said:

Found a few minutes of quality time after the plumber left with fortyeight quid of my money (leaky cystern!) to listen to 'Angels'

Grant

Hi Grant
Were you listening to "The Water is Wide" before the plumber arrived? i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

On the subject of Angels and airplay (Dave's point) then it appears to me that Angelis is getting all the media exposure at present (particularly on TV) which might explain.

Merry Xmas
Martin

[postscript]

Well, following my spontaneous waltzing into Virgin Watford and chivying them to re-order the All Angels album, finding by chance The Fron and the All Angels single, I am now pro-actively trying to find the EU version of the album but am on the point of giving up to accept the UK 13 track version which is all Virgin can get hold of. I realise I am missing out by not having that album at all, even if it is the 13 track version. These girls are really lovely. I have the single playing continuously in my headphones at the moment.

Well done, Girls.
Peter S.